HillCo, LLC

Category: Equipment Also called: HillCo; HillCo Bees; hillco.buzz; J. Hill / John Hill beekeeping supplies Last checked: 2026-09-24

What it is

HillCo, LLC is a first-party U.S. family-owned beekeeping equipment supplier based in Minonk, Illinois, whose official online shop (hillco.buzz) sells hive woodenware and plastic components, protective gear, oxalic-acid vaporizers, honey extractors and bottling equipment, mite treatments, and related apiary supplies. Official About copy names John Hill as president and states that he caught his first swarm at age 16, built the business from a local Illinois woodenware sideline into a full-line national supplier shipping across the U.S. and Canada, and that the firm’s first dedicated building dates to 2020. This listing is for the hive/gear retail shop with an official catalog URL, not a honey-only apiary and not a county club.

Who it’s for

Hobby through commercial beekeepers who want first-party commercial-grade 10-frame woodenware, Maxima plastic bottoms/covers, InstantVap oxalic vaporizers, and HillCo-branded extractors ordered from hillco.buzz — and buyers who can pick up at the Minonk warehouse for the printed 10% off local-pickup discount. Volume or technical buyers who need the printed (309) 461-7885 line or [email protected] / [email protected]. Not a membership club hall and not a university course.

Why it’s listed

This is a first-party Equipment operation with a printed Minonk contact block and weekday/Saturday hours, an official Shopify catalog with on-page dollar prices for deep hive bodies, medium supers, bottoms, cover/feeders, vaporizers, and extractors, and a documented founder story — not a scraped directory card, not Amazon, and not an affiliate storefront.

• Facility / contact (Contact + About pages — checked 2026-09-24): HillCo, LLC — 447 Oak St, Minonk, IL 61760 USA. Phone (309) 461-7885. Customer service [email protected]; technical help [email protected]. Hours (CST): Monday–Friday 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; Saturday 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.; Saturdays closed October–February. Local pickup available (call to arrange); homepage merchandising notes 10% off locally picked-up orders and free shipping on most orders over $100.
• Official shop / catalog (home + product pages — checked today): https://www.hillco.buzz/ — home merchandises Hive365™ series, InstantVap oxalic vaporizers, extractors, and seasonal stock-up. About page: family-owned full-line beekeeping supplier focused on core items at volume-direct pricing. Fulfillment & Refunds: Spee-Dee / UPS / freight; continental U.S. only; typical ship within 2 business days; change-of-mind returns within 30 days with customer-paid return shipping and 10% restocking; defective/error contact within 7 days.
• Sample printed catalog prices (official product pages — checked 2026-09-24): Deep Hive Body – 10 Frame COMMERCIAL GRADE (unassembled) — $22.95; Medium Super – 10 Frame COMMERCIAL GRADE (unassembled) — $17.95; Maxima Plastic Bottom Board – 10 frame — $26.59; Maxima Hive Cover/Feeder Combo — $39.99 (compare-at $48.99 on the same card); InstantVap Compact OA Vaporizer — $445.00; Maxx36 Honey Extractor – 36 Frame Radial — $3,049.99 (product page notes free shipping to the lower 48; freight pallet). Homepage featured cards also showed EZ-OX Oxalic Acid Powder 14 oz — $23.99 and Formic Pro 30 Dose — $169.99 on the check date.

Hours, stock, kit contents, free-shipping flags, and prices above are what the official pages showed on the check date. They can change. Use the live product or Contact page before treating any figure as fixed.

Official URL

Official shop / home: https://www.hillco.buzz/

About: https://www.hillco.buzz/pages/about

Contact (address & hours): https://www.hillco.buzz/pages/contact

Fulfillment and Refunds: https://www.hillco.buzz/pages/fullfillment-and-refunds

Deep Hive Body 10-Frame unassembled ($22.95): https://www.hillco.buzz/products/deep-hive-body-10-frame-unassembled

Medium Super 10-Frame unassembled ($17.95): https://www.hillco.buzz/products/medium-super-10-frame-unassembled

Maxima Plastic Bottom Board 10-frame ($26.59): https://www.hillco.buzz/products/maxima-plastic-bottom-board

Maxima Hive Cover/Feeder Combo ($39.99): https://www.hillco.buzz/products/maxima-hive-cover-feeder-combo

InstantVap Compact OA Vaporizer ($445): https://www.hillco.buzz/products/instantvap-compact-oa-vaporizer-1

Maxx36 Honey Extractor ($3,049.99): https://www.hillco.buzz/products/maxx36-honey-extractor-32-frame-radial-free-shipping

Location

Primary business address printed on Contact / About (2026-09-24): 447 Oak St, Minonk, IL 61760 USA; (309) 461-7885. Customer service Monday–Friday 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. CST; Saturday 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. (closed Saturdays October–February). Local pickup by arrangement.

This is a manufacturer / retail supply / ship-from warehouse address. Do not treat it as a county club meeting hall or a university classroom.

Notes

• Category is Equipment. First-party beekeeping-gear shop with official catalog URL and Minonk contact block. Not a honey-only apiary, not a Local club, and not a Learning pathway. Live bees/queens may appear as separate pickup collections on the same first-party shop; this listing is the woodenware/gear/extractor catalog, not a live-bee marketplace.
• Sample deep $22.95 / medium $17.95 woodenware, Maxima bottom $26.59, Maxima cover/feeder $39.99, InstantVap Compact $445, Maxx36 $3,049.99, Mon–Fri 9–5 / Sat 9–1 CST hours, free-shipping-over-$100 homepage flag, 10% local-pickup discount, continental-U.S. shipping only, and John Hill / 2020 building notes are transcribed from official hillco.buzz pages checked on 2026-09-24 and may change.
• First-party brand image saved beside this listing as hillco.png (from hillco.buzz official header asset 2025-HILLCO-LOGO_HillCo-Horz-Orange_1.png).
• Not affiliated with Beekeeping Plaza.
• No Beekeeping Plaza contact, purchase, booking, or publication action was taken.

FAQ

Q: Where is HillCo, and what are the shop hours?
A: Contact / About pages (checked 2026-09-24): 447 Oak St, Minonk, IL 61760 USA, (309) 461-7885. Monday–Friday 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. CST; Saturday 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.; Saturdays closed October–February. Confirm the live Contact page before planning travel or pickup.

Q: What hive and gear prices were printed today?
A: Official product pages (checked 2026-09-24) included Deep Hive Body 10-Frame unassembled $22.95; Medium Super 10-Frame unassembled $17.95; Maxima Plastic Bottom Board $26.59; Maxima Hive Cover/Feeder Combo $39.99; InstantVap Compact OA Vaporizer $445.00; Maxx36 Honey Extractor $3,049.99. Confirm the live SKU; prices and kit contents can change.

Q: Is HillCo a honey shop or a club?
A: Official home and About pages emphasize selling beekeeping equipment and supplies (hives, extractors, vaporizers, treatments). Listed here as Equipment (first-party hive/gear shop with official shop URL), not as a Local club and not as a Learning program.